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Psalm 39
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[For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.] I said, "I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth while in the presence of the wicked." SCode 1Ki 2:4 2Ki 10:31 1Chr 25:1 1Chr 16:41 Job 2:10 Psa 62:1 Psa 77:1 Psa 34:13
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So I remained utterly silent, not even saying anything good. But my anguish increased; SCode Job 40:4~5 Psa 39:9 Psa 38:13
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my heart grew hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue: SCode Job 32:18~19 Jer 20:9 Lk 24:32
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"Show me, Lord, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is. SCode Psa 90:12
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You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Everyone is but a breath, even those who seem secure. SCode Job 14:2 Psa 90:4 Psa 39:11 Psa 89:47
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"Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom; in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth without knowing whose it will finally be. SCode Job 27:16~17 Psa 49:10 Ecc 2:18 Ecc 2:21 Ecc 2:26 Jer 17:11 Lk 12:20 1Cor 7:31 Jas 4:14
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"But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you. SCode Psa 38:15
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Save me from all my transgressions; do not make me the scorn of fools. SCode Psa 44:13
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I was silent; I would not open my mouth, for you are the one who has done this. SCode 2Sam 16:10 Job 2:10 Psa 39:2
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Remove your scourge from me; I am overcome by the blow of your hand. SCode Job 13:21 Job 9:34
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When you rebuke and discipline anyone for their sin, you consume their wealth like a moth - surely everyone is but a breath. SCode Job 13:28 Psa 39:5 Psa 49:14 Psa 80:16 Isa 50:9
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"Hear my prayer, Lord, listen to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. I dwell with you as a foreigner, a stranger, as all my ancestors were. SCode Gen 47:9 Lev 25:23 1Chr 29:15 Psa 102:1 Psa 119:19 Heb 11:13 1Pet 2:11
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Look away from me, that I may enjoy life again before I depart and am no more." SCode Job 7:8 Job 20:9 Job 14:10~12 Job 7:19 Job 10:21
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